SUPPORT

Info about support services for Forfar

Healthcare professional comforting an elderly woman, exemplifying personal support in the community

ANGUSalive Macmillan Cancer Information and Support – Forfar

Cancer information and support service based in libraries across Angus. Offering information booklets, signposting to other services and support. Support can be carried by phone, email or face to face. Weekly staffed drop in session Thursdays 3pm-5pm, no appointment necessary. Open to anyone with questions about cancer or needing support.

Alzheimer Scotland

Alzheimer Scotland provides services and support across Scotland to help you live as well as possible with dementia.

Whether you want information and advice, personalised support services, or activities in your community, we can help.

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Deirdre Knight Centre

At Deirdre Knight Centre, we strive to alleviate the effects of social isolation and loneliness by providing opportunities for social interaction in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

Social isolation and loneliness are challenges faced by many groups.  At Deirdre Knight, we support adults and older people who are affected by a degree of physical or mental disability and are experiencing social isolation.  Deirdre Knight aims to promote  independence, privacy, choice, dignity, and safety to support the people who use our services to be part of the wider community. By providing centre based social and personal care within the centre.

 

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Forfar Grief Cafe

 

Bereavement support evening sessions.

A safe space where you can find solace in the presence of others who understand, and talk if and when you are ready. The group are ready to listen and to share a moment over a cuppa. Your journey through grief doesn’t have to be a solitary one.

 
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Forfar guide Hall, Myre Car Park, Forfar

 

Keywords

Bereavement | Peer to Peer Support

Forfar Jobcentre

Our main client groups are: Unemployed people, Carers, Lone Parents, people with health conditions, and  people in receipt of Universal Credit in Perth & Kinross

Age Group: Primarily aged 18+ but also 16 and 17 year olds.

Criteria for working with our clients: Mainly unemployed people in receipt of Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Income Support although anyone with a disability can access services.

Other Information: Specialist Advisor Support including Access to Work and specialist disability services. Access to jobs across the UK and Europe, training opportunities, job search assistance, work experience placements, sector based work academies and Work Trials. Assistance provided to Employers with using our Universal Jobmatch service to advertise vacancies

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Forfar Learning Centre (part of Angus Council Vibrant Communities)

The Forfar Learning Centre offers adults support with a variety of learning such as:

  • Learning to use mobile phones, tablets and laptops
  • Getting help to make on-line accounts to deal with things such as school meals, energy bills, rent or shopping
  • Learning to manage Universal Credit accounts and communicate through journals
  • Getting support with video messaging to stay in touch with family and friends or to use services such as on-line hospital appointments
  • Learning how to manage dyslexia and get support using dyslexia tools at home or at work
  • Improving reading, writing and number skills
  • Getting qualifications
  • Preparing for college, the driving theory test, employment, entrance tests or training courses at work

 

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Lochside Connections - Dementia Peer Support Sessions

Peer support is when people with similar experiences are brought together to provide emotional, practical and social support to each other.
 
Nobody should face dementia alone.  Our Angus wide peer support network aims to bring those in the early stage of dementia, both those with a diagnosis and carers, to give them an opportunity to have their voices heard and to receive vital support with sustaining their quality of life.
 
Sessions run on second Friday of each month, 10am – 12 noon.
 
 
 

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Strathmore Cricket Club, Lochside Park, Graham Crescent, Forfar, DD8 1DU

Keywords

Dementia | Alzheimers | Lewy Bodies | Support | Vascular | Respite

The Royal British Legion Forfar

Since 1921 we have stood for and provided support to veterans and their families.
 

When servicemen and women return to civilian life after serving with the Armed Forces some are in need of community and friendship, maybe as a result of their experiences in the services or purely because they are no longer part of the ‘military family’ they had come to rely. We make a difference every day to the lives of those veterans through our comradeship and befriending programme, developing strong communities and supporting remembrance.

Our large family network is spread across Scotland and helps support veterans and their families to get on with their lives and assists those who require assistance.

 

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Remembrance | Comradeship | Membership | Community | Entertainment | Hall | Food | Public Bar | Meetings | Groups | Dancing |

Under One Rainbow

Under One Rainbow is a Forfar-based charity that provides support, information, and a safe space online and in person for young LGBTQIA+ people aged 25 and under. We also provide our services to friends and family members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
 
 
 

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5-7 The Cross, Forfar, DD8 1BX

Keywords

 LGBTQIA| LGBT